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For Arizona Cultural InstitutionsArizona Memory Project is open to any Arizona cultural institution that is interested in making their digital holdings available online. There are many benefits to becoming a Partner, including access to tools and training that facilitate the digitization process. The Arizona Memory Project does not have rights to partner material and assumes no liability for rights infringement.

For the PublicIf you are a member of the public, share your Arizona-related images on Flickr by tagging each item with the phrase "Arizona Memory Project."

Visit Arizona Digital Newspaper Program

The years 1859-1922 represent a time when Arizona grew up. A broad documentation of this valuable history can be found in the newspapers of the day. In accordance with their mission to ensure that Arizona's history is documented and preserved, and in joint effort with the National Endowment for the Humanities and Library of Congress, The Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records is proud to contribute to the National Digital Newspaper Program by digitizing select Arizona newspaper titles from this vital time in history in preparation for global online access. Visit http://adnp.azlibrary.gov/

The architectural team of Lescher-Mahoney can be seen throughout Arizona in schools, hospitals, and churches as well as residential, commercial and government buildings. The images featured here are taken from 70 mm microfilm previously inaccessible due to reel size and chemical deterioration. Now 11 of the 25 microfilm rolls have been digitized using state-of-the-art camera and image-enhancing software.

This collection of newsletters and news magazines documents the Arizona State Library, the Arizona State Library Association and Arizona government activities from the 1930s to the early 1990s. Included in these documents are articles by Mulford Winsor and others that cover topics like budgets, awards, scholarships, trainings, library architecture, public library programming, conferences, workshops, committees, and more.

Various items related to the history of Nazi Germany and the Holocaust were given over the years to the Martin-Springer Institute at Northern Arizona University, in most cases anonymously. The collection sheds light on select aspects of life in Germany before, during, and after the Nazi dictatorship. It includes everyday items like currency and chinaware, items that speak to the life under the conditions of World War II, and objects related to Nazi propaganda and the genocide against European Jews (like the official stamp of the camp commander of the concentration camp of Gross-Rosen).

This collection celebrates the Year of Pluto. Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto at Lowell Observatory in 1930, and 2015 marks the flyby of NASA's New Horizons spacecraft. The collection contains letters, calculations, photographs and documents that illustrate the history of the search for Pluto, its discovery, and the subsequent public excitement and fascination.

Cochise College first opened its doors for classes in 1964 and is proud to mark 50 years of service to Southeastern Arizona and the community it serves. The 50th Anniversary Collection was developed from the College Archives and presents a photographic history of the college. The Collection features photos of administrators, faculty, students and college events that span six decades. If any descriptive errors are observed in the images by the community, please contact the Cochise College Libraries and the errors will be corrected.

For more than 75 years, the Arizona Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League has served as a means of support to the community in regard to social issues and activism. This collection features photographs from the collection of Mas Inoshita which range from a variety of social gatherings to include family photographs, citizenship ceremonies, organizational meetings, and others.

Arizona State Library Newsletter Issue No. 03 July, 1936 This issue of the State Library Newsletter includes the Eleventh Biennial Report of the Department of Library and Archives. The report contains details of the condition of the Library, its activities, and the disposition of moneys expended in its maintenance from July, 1934 to June, 1936. ~ Arizona State Library Historic Newsletters

Nazi PosterThis document declares that a soldier died a hero's death. "Getreu seinem Fahneneid starb im Kampf um die Freiheit Grossdeutschlands .....den Heldentod fuer Fuehrer, Volk und Vaterland" [Faithful to the pledge of the flag...died in the fight for the freedom of Greater Germany a hero's death for Fuehrer, people, and Fatherland]. Name is omitted in the space reserved for it. The symbol for the Third Reich-the eagle with a swastika enclosed by a wreath-sits at the top. On the back is a curious and mysterious sketch of possibly a design for a target or gravestone. ~ Artifacts from the Holocaust and Nazi Germany

Pluto SymbolSymbol for the planet Pluto. P and L are the first two letters in the planet's name and also Percival Lowell's intitials. The symbol made its first appearance in the May 1, 1930 Lowell Observatory Observation Circular and was slightly modified in the following years. ~ Year of Pluto

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